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under section 1993.__The maximum annual percentage change in fiscal
year spending for a local district that is not a school
administrative unit for a fiscal year may not exceed:

 
A.__The amount of revenue for the local district for the
previous fiscal year adjusted by the change in the assessed
value of taxable real and personal property in the local
district, or the amount of revenue for the local district
for the previous fiscal year adjusted by the inflation
adjustment factor plus the population adjustment factor,
whichever is lower; plus

 
B.__Any increases attributable to measures approved under
section 1993.

 
3.__Exceptions.__The following may not be counted in
calculating expenditure limitations under this section:

 
A.__Amounts returned to taxpayers as refunds of amounts
exceeding the expenditure limitation in a prior year;

 
B.__Amounts received from the Federal Government;

 
C.__Amounts collected on behalf of another level of
government;

 
D.__Pension contributions by employees and pension fund
earnings;

 
E.__Pension and disability payments made to former
government employees;

 
F.__Amounts received as grants, gifts or donations that must
be spent for purposes specified by the donor;

 
G.__Amounts paid pursuant to a court award; or

 
H.__Reserve transfers or expenditures.

 
4.__Exceeding expenditure limitation.__If revenues are
projected to exceed the expenditure limitations in this section,
the amount of revenues exceeding the expenditure limitations may
be spent if approved in the same manner as required for a revenue
increase under section 1993.

 
§1995.__Transfers and refund of unappropriated General Fund

 
surplus

 
1.__Fund created.__The Tax Relief Reserve Fund, referred to in
this section as "the fund," is created for the purposes set


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